Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2014). Successes in Stewardship - FHWA Develops Tools to Advance Climate Change Mitigation Strategies. United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48850
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Successes in Stewardship - FHWA Develops Tools to Advance Climate Change Mitigation Strategies. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48850.
United States. Federal Highway Administration Successes in Stewardship - FHWA Develops Tools to Advance Climate Change Mitigation Strategies. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48850.
New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research
2014-04-01
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This report provides the framework for the environmental management system to analyze greenhouse gas emissions from transportation maintenance operations. The system enables user to compare different scenarios and make informed decisions to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and impact of transportation maintenance operations on climate change.
New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research (2014). Environmental Management System for Transportation Maintenance Operations [Technical Brief] (Report No. FHWA-NJ-2014-009). New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29334
New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research. Environmental Management System for Transportation Maintenance Operations [Technical Brief]. Report no. FHWA-NJ-2014-009. New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29334.
New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research Environmental Management System for Transportation Maintenance Operations [Technical Brief]. New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2014, Report no. FHWA-NJ-2014-009, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29334.
The GASCAP model was developed to provide a software tool for analysis of the life-cycle GHG emissions associated with the construction and maintenance of transportation projects. This phase of development included techniques for estimating emissions from induced travel when a project involves a capacity expansion; a life-cycle maintenance module b
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Noland, R. B., & Hanson, C. S. (2014). Planning Level Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Alternative Transportation Construction Projects: Carbon Footprint Estimator, Phase II, volume I - GASCAP Model (Report No. FHWA-NJ-2014-005). University Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24590
Noland, Robert B. and Christopher S. Hanson. Planning Level Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Alternative Transportation Construction Projects: Carbon Footprint Estimator, Phase II, volume I - GASCAP Model. Report no. FHWA-NJ-2014-005. University Transportation Research Center, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24590.
Noland, Robert B., and Christopher S. Hanson Planning Level Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Alternative Transportation Construction Projects: Carbon Footprint Estimator, Phase II, volume I - GASCAP Model. University Transportation Research Center, 2014, Report no. FHWA-NJ-2014-005, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24590.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2014-03-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2014). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: March 2014 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-14-026). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49061
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: March 2014. Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-026. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49061.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: March 2014. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2014, Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-026, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49061.
This manual provides technical guidance and methods for assessing the vulnerability of coastal transportation facilities to extreme events and climate change. This is a standalone supplement, a "Volume 2," to the existing, primary FHWA Hydraulic Engineering Circular (HEC) manual: "Highways in the Coastal Environment," HEC-25 (2nd ed., FHWA 2008). T
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Douglass, S. L., Webb, B. M., Kilgore, R., & Keenan, C. (2014). Highways in the Coastal Environment: Assessing Extreme Events (Report No. FHWA-NHI-14-006). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41312
Douglass, Scott L., Bret M. Webb, Roger Kilgore, and Carol Keenan. Highways in the Coastal Environment: Assessing Extreme Events. Report no. FHWA-NHI-14-006. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41312.
Douglass, Scott L., et al. Highways in the Coastal Environment: Assessing Extreme Events. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2014, Report no. FHWA-NHI-14-006, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/41312.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
2014-01-01
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The regional government for the Portland metro area (Metro), and the Tri-county Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) proposed to construct an extension of the regional light rail system to serve southern Portland, including a bridge across the Willamette River (see Figure 1). The Supplemental Draft EIS (SDEIS) was published in Ma
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty (2014). Considering Climate Change in the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Environmental Study (Report No. FHWA-HEP-14-017). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59236
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty. Considering Climate Change in the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Environmental Study. Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-017. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59236.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty Considering Climate Change in the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Environmental Study. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, 2014, Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-017, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59236.
Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV) transportation is a key contributor to climate change and numerous Tech Report environmental impacts. Alternative Transportation (AT) or Sustainable Transportation (ST), i.e. commuting by means Tech Report than SOV, represents one important step toward slowing climate change, improving communities and enhancing health
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Mundorf, N., Redding, C., Paiva, A., Prochaska, J. O., & Brick, L. (2014). Developing Tailored Intervention Technology for Alternative Transportation (Report No. URITC PROJECT NO. 500- 2201- 0000- 0003027). University of Rhode Island. Transportation Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37028
Mundorf, Norbert, Colleen Redding, Andrea Paiva, James O. Prochaska, and Leslie Brick. Developing Tailored Intervention Technology for Alternative Transportation. Report no. URITC PROJECT NO. 500- 2201- 0000- 0003027. University of Rhode Island. Transportation Center, 2014. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37028.
Mundorf, Norbert, et al. Developing Tailored Intervention Technology for Alternative Transportation. University of Rhode Island. Transportation Center, 2014, Report no. URITC PROJECT NO. 500- 2201- 0000- 0003027, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37028.
The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the impacts of climate change on the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) infrastructure and to develop and implement adaptation strategies against those impacts. Climate change hazards considered are sea-level rise, downpours, and flooding. The study focuses on four specific types o
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Feng, T. (2013). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot (Report No. FTA Report No. 0074). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503607
Feng, Tian. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot. Report no. FTA Report No. 0074. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503607.
Feng, Tian San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013, Report no. FTA Report No. 0074, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503607.
This report highlights adaptation actions that transportation agencies around the world are already pursuing and articulates a growing set of best practices for implementing adaptation. The report also discusses strategies, examples, and best practices for evaluating the costs and benefits of adaptation. The purpose of the report is to provide tran
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ICF International (Firm) (2013). Assessment of the Body of Knowledge on Incorporating Climate Change Adaptation Measures into Transportation Projects (Report No. FHWA-HEP-14-016). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27133
ICF International (Firm). Assessment of the Body of Knowledge on Incorporating Climate Change Adaptation Measures into Transportation Projects. Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-016. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2013. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27133.
ICF International (Firm) Assessment of the Body of Knowledge on Incorporating Climate Change Adaptation Measures into Transportation Projects. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2013, Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-016, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27133.
The risk of climate change to governmental operations is not yet fully understood; however, it is changing the way organizations think about the impact of their operations on the environment. How MDOT addresses this issue is driven by a combination of forces: State of Michigan priorities, regulations, social responsibility, cost, and customer needs
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Buckler, M. J. (2013). Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Fiscal Year 2011: Michigan Department of Transportation (Report No. RC-1598). Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26868
Buckler, Michele J.. Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Fiscal Year 2011: Michigan Department of Transportation. Report no. RC-1598. Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices, 2013. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26868.
Buckler, Michele J. Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Fiscal Year 2011: Michigan Department of Transportation. Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices, 2013, Report no. RC-1598, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26868.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2013-09-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2013). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: Fall 2013 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-14-009). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49058
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: Fall 2013. Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-009. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2013. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49058.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: Fall 2013. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2013, Report no. FHWA-HEP-14-009, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49058.
The Climate Risk Reduction Project assessed how climate change may affect Sound Transit commuter rail, light rail, and express bus services. The project identified potential climate change impacts on agency operations, assets, and long-term planning; options for strengthening the agency's resilience to these impacts; and opportunities for integrati
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Binder, L. W., Tohver, I., Snover, A., & Shatzkin, A. (2013). Sound Transit Climate Risk Reduction Project (Report No. FTA Report No. 0075). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503608
Binder, Lara Whitely, Ingrid Tohver, Amy Snover, and Amy Shatzkin. Sound Transit Climate Risk Reduction Project. Report no. FTA Report No. 0075. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503608.
Binder, Lara Whitely, et al. Sound Transit Climate Risk Reduction Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013, Report no. FTA Report No. 0075, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503608.
The threat of global climate change and its impact on our world's infrastructure is a rapidly growing reality. Particularly, as seen in recent storm events such as Hurricane Katrina and Sandy in the United States, transportation infrastructure is on the front lines of seeing damaging impacts that are costly to repair. Although the world is becoming
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Cybulski, J. D. (2013). Transportation Infrastructure Resiliency: A Review of Transportation Infrastructure Resiliency in Light of Future Impacts of Climate Change (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-14-02). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12019
Cybulski, Jonathan D.. Transportation Infrastructure Resiliency: A Review of Transportation Infrastructure Resiliency in Light of Future Impacts of Climate Change. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-14-02. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2013. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12019.
Cybulski, Jonathan D. Transportation Infrastructure Resiliency: A Review of Transportation Infrastructure Resiliency in Light of Future Impacts of Climate Change. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2013, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-14-02, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12019.
This final report for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot describes the actions taken, information gathered, analyses performed, and lessons learned throughout the pilot project. This report describes the activities conducted for a vulnerability and risk assessment for the Southeastern Pennsyl
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Choate, A., Groth, P., Snow, C., Johanson, E., Phung, T., & Casola, J. (2013). A Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of SEPTA's Regional Rail: A Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot (Report No. FTA Report No. 0071). United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503604
Choate, Anne, Philip Groth, Cassandra Snow, Erik Johanson, Thuy Phung, and Joe Casola. A Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of SEPTA's Regional Rail: A Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot. Report no. FTA Report No. 0071. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy, 2013. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503604.
Choate, Anne, et al. A Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of SEPTA's Regional Rail: A Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment Pilot. United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Budget and Policy, 2013, Report no. FTA Report No. 0071, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503604.
CTA was selected as one of seven pilots funded by FTA to advance the state of practice for adapting transit systems to the impacts of climate change. This effort is in keeping with broader long-term goals to address state-of-good-repair needs and to enhance transit safety. The CTA pilot develops quantitative and qualitative tools that can be used b
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Chicago Transit Authority, & TranSystems Corporation (2013). An Integrated Approach to Climate Adaptation at the Chicago Transit Authority (Report No. FTA Report No. 0070). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503603
Chicago Transit Authority and TranSystems Corporation. An Integrated Approach to Climate Adaptation at the Chicago Transit Authority. Report no. FTA Report No. 0070. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503603.
Chicago Transit Authority, et al. An Integrated Approach to Climate Adaptation at the Chicago Transit Authority. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013, Report no. FTA Report No. 0070, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503603.
Public transit agencies play an important role in the provision of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation for the communities they serve. With the growing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes Irene and Sandy, several public transportation agencies have begun to adapt their systems to make them more resili
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Amekudzi, A., Crane, M., Springstead, D., Rose, D., & Batac, T. (2013). Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment/Asset Management Pilot for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Report No. FTA Report No. 0076). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503609
Amekudzi, Adjo, Matthew Crane, David Springstead, David Rose, and Tiffany Batac. Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment/Asset Management Pilot for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Report no. FTA Report No. 0076. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503609.
Amekudzi, Adjo, et al. Transit Climate Change Adaptation Assessment/Asset Management Pilot for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013, Report no. FTA Report No. 0076, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503609.
Climatic variation felt through changing weather patterns is having increasingly acute effects on Maine's transportation infrastructure. Acute risk occurs as a result of events, such as storms and flooding, while chronic risk surrounds longer range changes due to climate over time. It is acute risk that results in an increased need for disaster des
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Douglas, E., Kirshen, P., & Merrill, S. (2013). Cost-Efficient and Storm Surge-Sensitive Bridge Design for Coastal Maine (Report No. 14-05). Maine. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28480
Douglas, Ellen, Paul Kirshen, and Sam Merrill. Cost-Efficient and Storm Surge-Sensitive Bridge Design for Coastal Maine. Report no. 14-05. Maine. Department of Transportation, 2013. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28480.
Douglas, Ellen, et al. Cost-Efficient and Storm Surge-Sensitive Bridge Design for Coastal Maine. Maine. Department of Transportation, 2013, Report no. 14-05, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28480.
Climate change-related issues place substantial operating and financial burdens on public transit agencies, particularly in coastal settings. Gulf of Mexico coastal transit agencies and their constituents are especially vulnerable to natural hazards resulting from extreme heat, flooding, and high winds. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has
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Brooks, J., Stevens, R., Sandidge, S. M., Cherrington, L., Blessing, R., Stiles, A., & Brody, S. (2013). Gulf Coast Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Study (Report No. FTA Report No. 0072). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503605
Brooks, Jonathan, Roma Stevens, Stuart Matthew Sandidge, Linda Cherrington, Russell Blessing, Alexandra Stiles, and Samuel Brody. Gulf Coast Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Study. Report no. FTA Report No. 0072. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503605.
Brooks, Jonathan, et al. Gulf Coast Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Study. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013, Report no. FTA Report No. 0072, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503605.
This Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project Report details the project background of the recently-completed Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Transit Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project as well as the various work elements, the results and findings, and Metro's next steps in fulfilling its ongoing commitment to c
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Liban, C. B., Egge, M., & Markovitz, C. (2013). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project (Report No. FTA Report No. 0073). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503606
Liban, Cris B., Matthew Egge, and Carley Markovitz. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project. Report no. FTA Report No. 0073. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503606.
Liban, Cris B., et al. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration, 2013, Report no. FTA Report No. 0073, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1503606.
We are living in a world of escalating risks. Globalization and spiraling infrastructure interdependencies have created complex and interlinked systems that generate many benefits but also significant risks. High-impact disruptions – whether caused by natural disasters, structural failures, or human-engineered terrorist events – are no longer rare
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Supporting Files
Barami, B. (2013). Infrastructure Resiliency: A Risk-Based Framework (Report No. DOT-VNTSC-RITA-13-01). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10009
Barami, Bahar. Infrastructure Resiliency: A Risk-Based Framework. Report no. DOT-VNTSC-RITA-13-01. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2013. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10009.
Barami, Bahar Infrastructure Resiliency: A Risk-Based Framework. John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.), 2013, Report no. DOT-VNTSC-RITA-13-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10009.
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